Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
[Guarentee of title to the Maclay rancho ex Mission of San Fernando]
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Rare Books
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
"For sale in 10 to 40 Acre Subdivisions with water in iron pipes on two sides of each 40 acre lot. Located 15 to 25 miles from Los Angeles City." Includes Mission on map. Verso gives descriptive information about the area and the land for sale. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: shaded. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Descriptive text.
233031
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Shows Mission San Fernando and surrounding mountains. Verso has sales information quoting figures from 1886-1888. "For Sale in 10 to 40 Acre Subdivisions. with water in iron pipes on two sides of each 40 Acre lot. Located 15 to 25 miles from Los Angeles City." "By the San Fernando Land & Water Co. Address R. M. Widney, University Bank, 119 New High St. Los Angeles, Cal. Blocks marked thus for sale by Jouett Allen for the Pacoima Land & Water Co. 114 West First ST, Los Angeles, Cal." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: shaded. Graphic Scale: miles. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Sales information for Investor and Homeseeker. MS note: 194205.
194205
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"For sale in 10 to 40 Acre Subdivisions with water in iron pipes on two sides of each 40 acre lot. Located 15 to 25 miles from Los Angeles City." Includes Mission on map. Verso has some handwritten sketches and calculations. Torn, careful. As noted on accompanying slip: Gift of Mrs. Catherine Dace May 1938. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: shaded. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography.
233032
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The verso of this map presents sales information. It notes Maclay College is in operation, hence this map would seem later than 233033, 233034, 233038. Gift of Mrs. Catherine Dace, May 1938. "Trustees: H. L. Macneil, Geo. C. Hagar, C. Maclay, J. K. Alexander, R. M. Widney." MS note: 233017. Relief: no. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Letterpress sales description. .
233017
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"Trustees: H. L. Macneil. Geo. C. Hagar. J. K. Alexander. R. M. Widney." Gift of Mrs. Catherine Dace May, 1938. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: 233035.
233035
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Manuscripts
The collection consists of maps, field books, legal documents, business papers, and diaries related to the work of surveyors George Hansen, Alfred Solano, Sidney B. Reeve, and others. The maps and surveys in the collection are of the city of Los Angeles, Southern California ranchos, and subdivisions of the city of Los Angeles and neighboring towns. The collection contains over maps and sketch maps. Other subjects represented in the collection include: civil engineering, land subdivision, mines and mineral resources, and daily life in Los Angeles and Los Angeles County.
mssSolano